California Obituaries
BOBBY FALES
Submitted by: April Hennes
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Ukiah Republic Press, 03-09-1939, Pg 1B
BOBBY FALES FOUND DEAD IN SNOW DRIFT
Bobby Fales, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Fales, was found
recently frozen to death in the snow near Eureka, He had started out in
a jeep from Eureka to go to a ranch near there where he was employed.
The jeep was found broken down and apparently he had started walking.
The body was found ina snow drift. Mr. and Mrs. George Fales lived in
Covelo several years ago and Bobby Fales was born here. An older
brother and sister, George and Irene, attended grammar school here,
but before Bobby was school age the family moved away. He had three
other brothers, Arthur, Benny and David. Benny was killed in action in
the last war. Bobby Fales was in the Army Air Corps and completed many
missions over Germany in World War II. Mrs. Martin Brown of Covelo
is an aunt of the deceased.